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One needs music for healthy hacking, especially in a noisy office. Monotonous, repetitive tunes are especially well suited for this kind of activity. Electronic genres like drum&bass, downtempo, dub and deep house spring to the mind. And the very kings of these are non other than the “Wiener Klassiker” who’ve just turned 16 years old:

Peter Kruder & Richard Dorfmeister

In true Free and Open Source fashion, they have released not one but two albums, freely and legally downloadable in mp3 format from G-Stoned’s website until 16 May. The CDs are in the shops from 17 May:

I happened to activate the “Source” repos in Synaptic today and then downloaded the Linux 2.6.28 source code. Just for fun.

I also happened to have a look into CREDITS. It turned out to be an interesting read. It seems Linux comes from the happier parts of the world. Let’s see:

++ I'm proud to announce four Hungarian kernel hackers
++ But the happiest part of the Eastern Block seems to be the Czech Republic
++ The North rocks, or rather hacks (Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Canada)
++ The bulk comes from the West (USA, UK, Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy)
++ Eric S. Raymond is there (a.k.a. Master Foo)
++ Japan in da house
++ The Republic of China (Taiwan) beats ...-- ... the People's Republic of China (only one hacker for 1 billion people)
-- India, just one? Come on! (Even he is Malaysian)
-- Same for Israel. Although I always knew Haifa is the best place there
-- Absolutely zero from Islamic countries.

I have a theory about the effects the “Religion of Peace” has on the human brain. It seems to be confirmed.